The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
3:28 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 313
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 49.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.68° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.59° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.